Geny Posada
Karina Acevedo
Eduardo Alcantar
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Lower respiratory infection
Affects one or both lungs
Bacteria in the alveoli become inflamed with
pus, fluid, and cellular debris, also affects
pneumonial cavity.
Causes the body not to exchange oxygen and
carbon dioxide.
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Pneumonia has many
possible causes. The
most common are
bacteria and viruses in
the air we breath. Your
body usually prevents
these germs can
overpower your immune
system, even if your
health is generally good
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Pneumonia is classified
according to the types
of germs that cause it,
and where you acquire
the infection.
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Who?
◦ Infants, children, adults
65+, males and females.
◦ Long term users of
immunosuppressant
drugs (reduce bodies
immune system).
◦ Smokers
◦ Chronic obstruction
pulmonary disease
patient.
◦ Those who have ill/
impaired immunity.
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Where?
◦ Developing countries
When?
◦ All year round
Statistical
◦ 90,000 die of pneumonia
each year in the Unites
States.
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Fever
Rigors
Cough
Runny nose (either direct bacterial pneumonia
or accompanied by primary viral pneumonia)
Dyspnea-(shortness of breath
Chest pain
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You may get
pneumonia by…
After you breath
infected air particles
into your lungs.
After you breathe
certain bacteria from
your nose and throat
into your lungs. This
generally occurs during
sleep.
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During or after a viral
illness such as measles
or chickenpox.
As a complication of a
viral upper respiratory
infection 7024498927
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After you breath infected air particles into
your lungs if you breath large amounts of
food gastric acid from the stomach or vomit
into the lungs (aspiration pneumonia) this can
happen when you have a medical condition
that affects your ability to swallow such as
seizure or a stroke.
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Nosocomial bacterial pneumonia as a
complication of acute, diffuse lung injury may
be difficult to distinguish clinically from other
pathologic process.
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The most common way
to diagnose bacterial
pneumonia is by doing
a breath test.
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Physical exam: Your
doctor will listen to
your lungs with a
stethoscopes. If you
have pneumonia your
lungs may make
crackling, bubbling,
and rumbling sounds
when you inhale. You
may also may be
wheezing, and it may
be hard to hear sounds
of breathing in some
areas of your chest.
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Antibiotics are the treatment of choice for
bacterial pneumonia and ventilation (oxygen
supplement) as supportive therapy. The
antibiotic choice depends on the nature of
the pneumonia, the microorganisms most
commonly causing pneumonia.
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Prevention of bacterial pneumonia is by
vaccination against streptococcus
pneumonia (pneumococcal
polysaccharide vaccine for adults and
pneumococcal conjugate vaccine for
children)
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http://emedicine.medscpce.com/article/300
157-treatment
http://www.healthline.com/health/bacterialpneumonia
http://en,wikipidia.org/wiki/Bacterial_pneum
onia
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http://educationportal.com/academy/lesson/bacterialpneumonia-causes-strainstreatments.html#lesson